TheIron Fistseason 2 trailer has arrived. Star Finn Jones was on hand at San DiegoComic-Con, alongside some of his Marvel Netflix co-stars, to tease what’s to come in Hell’s Kitchen on the small screen at the biggest pop culture event of the year. Since Marvel Studios decided not to show up this year, it was up to Marvel’s street-level heroes to bring the goods to SDCC and they did not disappoint. Luckily, they decided to release theIron Firstseason 2 trailer online after debuting it at the event, as opposed to making us wait.
Marvel has had a lot of success on the small screen. Specifically, theNetflixshows have done quite well for them, which kicked off withDaredeviland expanded to includeJessica Jones,Luke CageandThe Punisher. However,Iron Fistseason 1, if there is an outlier in terms of failure, is certainly it. The creative team behind the series is looking to change that narrative with the upcoming season though and they want to give Danny Rand a makeover, in terms of public perception. That started withLuke Cageseason 2, in which, Rand makes an appearance during a memorable episode that helped reshape the character for his own upcoming season 2. In some ways, when it comes to something like this, it’s good when there’s nowhere to go but up.
Scott Buck served as showrunner for the show’s first season. However, given the show’s less-than-stellar reaction from critics and the lukewarm reception from fans, Marvel decided to change things up a bit for the sophomore season. Raven Metzner, known best for Fox’sSleepy HollowTV series, is the new showrunner forIron Fistseason 2. Some new blood is exactly what this show needed. Hopefully, that will be enough to turn things around, at least enough to avoid another critical lashing. Danny Rand is a character with a lot of potential and that hasn’t changed, despite the unfortunate results of season 1.
The cast forIron Fistincludes Finn Jones as the titular hero. The show also features Jessica Henwick as Colleen Wing, Tom Pelphrey as Ward Meachum, Jessica Stroup as Joy Meachum, Sacha Dhawan as Davos, Ramón Rodríguez as Bakuto, Rosario Dawson as Claire Temple, David Wenham as Harold Meachum, and Simone Missick as Misty Knight. Alice Eve has also joined the ensemble for the second season as Typhoid Mary, which was revealed during the show’s panel at SDCC. Daughters of the Dragon were also confirmed for season 2.
In addition toIron Fistseason 1, the character also took part in a big crossover event last year in the form ofThe Defenders, which looks like it was a one-and-done sort of thing. But we can’t rule out future crossovers, such as the highly-demandedHeroes for Hireseries. But let’s not get too ahead of yourselves. For now, you’re able to check out the brand newIron Fistseason 2 trailer for yourself below. The Marvel series makes its (hopefully) triumphant return to Netflix on September 7.
